Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

Gen. William Shelton, head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, prepares to testify before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near Earth objects.'

Gen. William Shelton, head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, prepares to testify before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. (R) and Gen. William Shelton, head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, testify before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. (R) and Gen. William Shelton, head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, testify before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

House Science, Space and Technology Committee member Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) questions witnesses from NASA, the Department of Defense and the White House during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

House Science, Space and Technology Committee member Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) questions witnesses from NASA, the Department of Defense and the White House during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

House Science, Space and Technology Committee member Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) talks with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

House Science, Space and Technology Committee member Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) talks with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

Gen. William Shelton (L), head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. talk before testifying to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

Gen. William Shelton (L), head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. talk before testifying to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) (L) looks over some data with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) (L) looks over some data with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

House Science, Space and Technology Committee member Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) talks with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

House Science, Space and Technology Committee member Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) talks with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) (L) looks over some data with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) (L) looks over some data with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) greets White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren; Gen. William Shelton, head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command; and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) greets White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren; Gen. William Shelton, head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command; and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) holds up a copy of TIME Magazine with a cover article about 'near-Earth objects' during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids and meteors.

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) holds up a copy of TIME Magazine with a cover article about 'near-Earth objects' during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids and meteors.

NASA Chief Bolden Speaks At A House Science Committee Hearing On Asteroids And Meteors

Chip Somodevilla

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) greets Gen. William Shelton, head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) greets Gen. William Shelton, head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.'

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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. testifies before the House... News PhotoAstronomy,Court Hearing,Emergencies and Disasters,Emergency Planning,Law,NASA,Politics,Rayburn House Office Building,Science and Technology,Space Mission,Testimony,USA,Vertical,Washington DCPhotographer Chip SomodevillaCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee asked government and military experts about efforts to track and mitigate asteroids, meteors and other 'near-Earth objects.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)